Librarian Problems
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Trying to comprehend the organization of a friend’s bookshelf
a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical formula .
Alt: A close up of a woman's face. She has a thoughtful expression, and mathematical symbols and figures appear in front of her.
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When ALL the holds are on the bottom shelves
a man in a plaid shirt is holding a blue bag with the words back pain written above him
Alt: GIF of Blanche from the Golden Girls walking in the front door hunched over and reaching for a chair. Dorothy rushes to help. The GIF is captioned with “Back Pain”
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When a patron says their reference question may be difficult
a man wearing glasses says ooh girl i got this
Alt: GIF of Jujubee from RuPaul’s Drag Race out of drag and wearing glasses with a hand raised to their face. Caption reads “Ooh girl I got this.”
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Sign on door: The Library will be closed today for staff training Patrons:
a man is looking out a window and says `` let me in '' .
Alt: GIF of Conan O’Brien looking in a window, placing his hand on the glass. Caption reads, “Let me in.”
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When you’re out and about and you hear someone mention libraries
a white feather is laying on a rock
Alt: GIF of Grogu from the Mandalorian popping out from behind a stone wall
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When you’re on the desk and a huge children’s program releases
a girl with a spoon in her mouth is eating a green jelly
Alt: GIF of Lex from Jurassic Park with a spoon of green jelly trembling in front of her face. She looks terrified.
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When your desk replacement is five minutes late into your lunch break
a judge is sitting at a table in a courtroom pointing at someone .
Alt: GIF of Judge Judy tapping her watch and then slapping the desk in front of her.
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When you promote a huge event through the newsletter, website, social media, and the local paper, and day of someone says, “Well, I didn’t know this was happening!”
a woman is sitting on the ground looking at her cell phone with a #schitts creek logo behind her
Alt: GIF of Alexis from Schitt’s Creek sitting on the ground looking at her cell phone. She’s exasperated and says, “What am I supposed to do?!”
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When a patron prints 20 pages but says they should only have to pay for the one they meant to
a close up of a man 's face with a serious expression on his face .
Alt: GIF of a close up of a man’s face. He’s blinking and turning his head in astonishment.
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The real reason I go to library conferences
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💬 0 🔁 11 ❤️ 63 · The real reason I go to library conferences
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Resisting the urge to spoil a book you’re excited about
a woman is holding a banana in her hands and making a funny face .
Alt: GIF Kristen Wiig as Sue on SNL, clutching and pulling the collar of the multi colored sweater she’s wearing over her mouth
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Patron: “I think it’d be so awesome to work here. It’s so quiet!” Me:
a woman wearing a floral shirt is laughing with her eyes closed .
Alt: GIF of Kitty Forman from That 70’s Show. She’s wearing a floral shirt and is laughing with her eyes closed.
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When you’re trying to read but your family keeps talking to you
a man is sitting in a chair reading a book and looking at the camera .
Alt: Chandler from Friends is sitting in a chair flipping through a book and glaring to the left of the camera
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